Columns & Opinions

Backward glance: Our phone book in 1940

SPOILIN’ THE BROTH Neighbor Grover sez he wonders why abbreviated is such a long word. Bert Dockall, Rockdale Historical Society mainstay and major force behind our town’s I&GN Railroad Depot & Museum, brought me an old phone book last week.

Politics infected with rabies, people voting to fix it

OUTLAW INLAW Whatever the outcome was Tuesday (I’m writing this a week ahead of time), I am hopeful about our government for the first time in 20-plus years, which dates back to when H. Ross Perot ran for president. He ran as a third party candidate back in 1992.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... Big news in The Reporter, and everywhere else, of course: “Germany Has Surrendered Unconditionally” marked the end of World War I. The surrender was signed on 5 a.m. Nov. 11 and went into effect at 11 a.m., French time. Rockdale celebrated.

His kingdom is forever

Lift up your eyes For Jesus the kingdom of God was the thing of supreme value. He was forever trying to impress on us its worth. But he had a hard time finding words adequate enough to describe it. All through the gospels we hear him saying, “It is like this. It is like this. It is like this.

Responsibility needs teaching and learning

RISD REPORT Responsibility is not a quality that we are born with, and it surely is not learned overnight. Our children will not magically become responsible, so who is responsible for teaching responsibility?

Many activities on tap for week in MISD

MISD REPORT Fall is a great time of the year. I really enjoy the change in the weather pattern where we leave the oppressive heat and walk out early in the morning to cool, crisp weather. In the not to distant future we will have our first frost and prepare to transition to the winter months.

Big ‘bucks’

EDITORIAL Deer hunting has huge economic impact on Texas and it’s growing This week there’s something new in your Reporter. Our first annual deer hunting guide is included as a tabloid insert in this issue, to provide you information as gun deer hunting season gets underway on Saturday.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks to volunteers for music festival work Dear editor, The Kay Theater Foundation Board would like thank all of the volunteers who helped with the 5-Kay Zombie Run/Walk and 1K Trick or Treat Run held during the recent Rockdale Fall Music Festival.